Psychological Treatment of Health Anxiety and Hypochondriasis
Jonathan S. Abramowitz, Autumn E. Braddock
Between 25% and 50% of visits to primary care clinics are for somatic complaints with no identifiable organic pathology. While most people are reassured when told they are not ill, a certain percentage is convinced the doctor has missed something serious. For centuries, hypochondriasis and persistent somatic complaints have baffled physicians and mental health professionals alike. Recent decades, however, have seen advances in the understanding and treatment of this problem when it is considered a form of health anxiety. This volume also addresses motivational problems and other common obstacles in treating individuals with health anxiety.
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Année:
2008
Edition:
1
Editeur::
Hogrefe Publishing
Langue:
english
ISBN 10:
0889373477
ISBN 13:
9780889373471
Fichier:
PDF, 2.43 MB
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english, 2008